Posts tagged with ‘yorkshire’
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May 18, 2011
Lancashire enjoy the Roses but find a thorn
Lancashire have had a good day on the pitch and a very bad one off it.
May 8, 2010
Civil war in English cricket
Several of the Test Match grounds have been plotting a rebel UK Twenty20 league with Lalit Modi. English cricket is on the brink of civil war.
May 5, 2010
Captain Bligh of the ECB
Giles Clarke always seems to have the expression of a man who has just reversed his car over the family dog. Now that some of the county ranks are threatening mutiny, he’s threatening to get very cross indeed.
October 19, 2009
Where will Hoggard go?
With Hoggy being released by Yorkshire, there will be a queue of counties all jostling each other to sign him up for 2010. Leicestershire have declared their interest, and now Kent have followed suit. In truth, there are probably 14 others who would love to have an experienced former England seamer on their books, especially one who is only 32.
October 12, 2009
Yorkshire give Hoggy the boot
Matthew Hoggard has been released by Yorkshire without so much as an “ay-oop lad”. It would seem that Hoggy is among the first victims of the ECB’s new age-related incentive payments, as Yorkshire naturally resent having to actually pay his salary themselves. So much for 15 years of loyal service.
May 21, 2009
Anything Cardiff can do…
In Yorkshire it has a tendency to rain. Every now and again. Yorkshire CCC knows this, therefore, they decided to spend £600,000 of ECB funding installing a new drainage system at Headingley, which they didn’t finish until April. Today, the weather said “oh yeah, well drain this”. To which Headingley replied “nay lad, not worth t’bother”.
March 22, 2009
Michael Vaughan returns
The 2009 County season will soon be upon us, and a number of teams are warming up in the UAE with the Pro ARCH 50-over tournament
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